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All they need is the flat top to go malachite and we have perfection.

 

Verbal abuse is bad enough but physical abuse is unforgivable. Hope the culprits are charged with assault.

 

That's exactly what they've posted on Facebook.

 

Are you going to sponsor the repaint Ian?

 

I am sorry for both the Railway and their customers. Unfortunately they've trotted out the usual unthinking apology for "any inconvenience" rather than for actual disappointment.

 

That's a rather harsh assessment of the statement. If they'd apologised for disappointment you'd complain that they hadn't apologised for inconvenience. I think their statement was perfectly sufficient to explain the situation

 

Give our lads some brushes and we’ll do it ourselves.

 

Don't you use Brushes then?
Do they give a better finish?

 

Read the post from @Sidmouth.

"From PNP Events
We are deeply saddened to announce that we have been forced to suspend all train rides today 16th December and tomorrow 17th December."

 

Unless your some sort of sadist, who does like a Class 47?

 

Is it normal for ejectors to leak steam into the brake pipe?

I only ask as I'm genuinely intrigued by the water in the vacuum system issue, having seen many successful top and tail operations in winter.

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It’s not normal on ex BR locos. It is something often come across on industrial locos fitted with Penberthy injectors because they are usually mounted in the same orientation that catalogue illustrations show and there’s nothing to stop condensate finding it’s way into the vac pipe if the ejector is on and the non-return valve is open. Turn them upside down and the problem goes away. I had this problem on HE2387 until I changed its orientation to that shown in the photo. Not a neat arrangement of pipework but it did the job along with a drain on the exhaust.

Is 2890 fitted with a Penberthy?

 

My concern is with the word "any", which implies that some customers may have suffered no inconvenience at all, let alone serious disappointment.

 

I cannot for the life of me understand why only one active Spam Can is currently in Malachite. It’s a gorgeous livery, esp in the hybrid BR state.

And in particular why SLL would own so many and not paint any of them that colour! Would look great at Swanage or the SpVR!

 

I’m inclined to agree with this specific aspect - I have no criticism for the railway for the decisions they took - they wanted to try and put on something at least and should be commended. But that awful phrase - sorry for any disappointment - could have been far better worded.

 

How would you suggest they phrased it? Then we can have a moan at your version!

 

It would involve money... Both SLL's original LLPs have cut down tenders which wouldn't be right for Malachite anyway.